Berry Enfield Johnston, born 25 September 1935, is an American professional poker player, best known as the 1986 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. He also won four other WSOP bracelets and placed third in the Main Event in 1983 and 1985 and fifth in 1990. He has made at least 29 final tables at the WSOP and cashed in the Main Event ten times, more than any other player, and he holds the WSOP record for the longest cashing streak, 29 years from 1982 to 2010. He was inducted into the Seniors Poker Hall of Fame in the early 1990s and the Poker Hall of Fame in 2004, and by 2010 his live tournament winnings exceeded 3,450,000 dollars.
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Berry Enfield Johnston (born September 25, 1935) is an American professional poker player
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He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.
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He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.
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is an American professional poker player.
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